Under Wraps

Sophie
Lawson is a human immune to magic working as an Administrative Assistant for
the Underworld Detection Agency. Her boss is a werewolf, her best
friend/roommate is a vampire, she has a troll stalker and her grandmother was a
seer. She has yet to come into any real powers, but since she is immune to
magic (meaning she can see denizens of the Underworld and magic & charmed
objects have no effect on her) she helps keep the avalanche of Underworld
paperwork under control and the UDA running smoothly.

Detective
Parker Hayes ventures into UDA after some mysterious murders topside have the
police stumped. Chief Oliver went to college with werewolf Peter Sampson, Head
Honcho in charge of the UDA, and he sends Parker down to see if they can help.
Sampson decides Sophie is perfect for the job since she can see through
glamour. So Sophie metaphorically puts on a CSI hat and jumps in. She soon finds out though that watching CSI on
tv is very different from actually doing it.

Not
a bad start to a series. The writing style takes a little getting used to, but
it progresses at a good clip. The plot is twisty and the characters are
interesting. Sophie is a bit too airheaded for me, but she’s not completely
unlikeable. She reminds me a bit of Phoebe from Friends. Parker is an ass. I don’t like him at all. I sure hope
he’s not going to be the love interest. All-in-all though I enjoyed dipping my
toes into this new series and look forward to seeing where it goes.

*Many
thanks to Kensington for providing me with a review copy. Please see disclaimer
page.